Construction and Demolition Waste Data Archive
Construction and demolition (C&D) waste includes all the waste produced by the construction and demolition of buildings and road infrastructure. It contains a wide variety of materials such as: metal waste, segregated wood, glass & plastic, brick, tile & gypsum, bituminous mixtures, mixed C&D waste, soils, stones & dredging spoil, and C&D waste treatment residues .
C&D waste has consistently been the largest waste stream in Ireland in terms of both volume and weight and accounts for more than a third of all waste generated in the EU1.
National end of waste (for recycled aggregates) and by-product (for road plannings) decisions, beginning in 2023, will help to establish reliable and safe markets for recyclable materials, reduce the use of virgin materials and prevent construction wastes generation.
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Table 1. Construction and Demolition tables
Table/Target/Rate Waste type Operation 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Table 1 (webpage) Total C&D Collected (Generated) 11,167,599 14,931,486 16,819,904 17,791,745 13,500,000 5,093,666 3,464,683 3,003,691 3,313,858 4,749,700 6,219,541 8,825,130 8,228,404 9,043,749 8,267,813 9,042,402 7,852,393 Table 2 (webpage) Total C&D Treated 3,313,858 6,186,485 8,745,584 8,105,982 9,043,749 8,267,813 8,865,991 7,817,491 Table 2 (webpage) Total C&D Recycled 452,266 523,534 596,200 651,215 679,208 816,943 944,214 1,280,066 Table 2 (webpage) Total C&D Energy Recovery 866 19,033 34,296 38,689 26,098 146,931 203,735 60,532 Table 2 (webpage) Total C&D Backfilling 2,789,552 5,498,268 7,208,763 6,628,875 7,713,738 6,683,870 6,655,248 5,711,819 Table 2 (webpage) Total C&D Disposal 974,934 71,173 145,649 906,324 787,203 624,705 620,070 1,062,794 765,074 Table 1 (webpage) Soil, stones & dredging spoil Collected (Generated) 3,827,100 4,786,162 7,488,357 6,946,632 7,696,287 6,741,489 7,346,781 6,059,978 Table 2 (webpage) Soil, stones & dredging spoil Treated 4,698,879 7,436,769 6,779,987 7,702,253 6,739,263 7,508,446 6,127,424 Table 2 (webpage) Soil, stones & dredging spoil Recycled 7,804 29,649 5,548 0 5,494 56,106 326,578 Table 2 (webpage) Soil, stones & dredging spoil Energy Recovery 14 0 0 34 0 4 0 Table 2 (webpage) Soil, stones & dredging spoil Backfilling 4,664,819 6,764,078 6,276,522 7,251,952 6,280,304 6,439,591 5,282,354 Table 2 (webpage) Soil, stones & dredging spoil Disposal 26,242 643,041 497,916 450,267 453,466 1,012,745 518,493 Table 1 (webpage) Mixed construction and demolition Collected (Generated) 368,500 414,984 393,247 377,963 362,380 544,415 679,762 845,936 Table 2 (webpage) Mixed construction and demolition Treated 98,089 80,915 76,297 123,573 140,402 68,141 103,769 Table 2 (webpage) Mixed construction and demolition Recycled 66,158 10,407 27,728 398 31,238 40,371 37,330 Table 2 (webpage) Mixed construction and demolition Energy Recovery 1,049 857 13,654 73 35,635 14 3,495 Table 2 (webpage) Mixed construction and demolition Backfilling 23,859 48,825 23,942 88,747 26,578 16,710 42,776 Table 2 (webpage) Mixed construction and demolition Disposal 7,022 20,826 10,972 34,356 46,951 11,045 20,167 Table 1 (webpage) Concrete, brick, tile & gypsum Collected (Generated) 312,500 755,526 608,746 524,605 608,235 616,687 613,054 578,053 Table 2 (webpage) Concrete, brick, tile & gypsum Treated 773,702 630,370 512,222 580,223 618,372 542,157 565,026 Table 2 (webpage) Concrete, brick, tile & gypsum Recycled 181,192 284,265 208,307 262,685 348,105 355,898 320,415 Table 2 (webpage) Concrete, brick, tile & gypsum Energy Recovery 11 0 1,244 4,789 0 89 Table 2 (webpage) Concrete, brick, tile & gypsum Backfilling 592,479 3,309,401 278,192 299,725 254,913 152,235 233,264 Table 2 (webpage) Concrete, brick, tile & gypsum Disposal 20 151,641 25,724 16,568 10,564 34,024 11,258 Table 1 (webpage) Metal Collected (Generated) 182,000 179,043 190,904 199,392 257,558 206,851 212,700 208,252 Table 2 (webpage) Metal Treated 185,000 193,242 277,911 272,734 304,574 358,538 398,929 Table 2 (webpage) Metal Recycled 185,000 193,242 277,911 272,734 314,020 357,947 398,745 Table 2 (webpage) Metal Energy Recovery 0 0 0 0 74 9 Table 2 (webpage) Metal Backfilling 0 0 0 11 0 0 Table 2 (webpage) Metal Disposal 0 0 0 0 4 517 174 Table 1 (webpage) Bituminous mixtures Collected (Generated) 40,700 60,759 113,454 127,681 87,343 104,270 121,412 99,313 Table 2 (webpage) Bituminous mixtures Treated 60,546 101,694 108,235 84,631 99,099 124,616 87,665 Table 2 (webpage) Bituminous mixtures Recycled 19,943 64,599 61,306 41,150 53,352 98,707 68,314 Table 2 (webpage) Bituminous mixtures Energy Recovery 0 0 1 1,505 0 0 0 Table 2 (webpage) Bituminous mixtures Backfilling 40,603 36,932 46,741 33,449 45,747 24,573 19,338 Table 2 (webpage) Bituminous mixtures Disposal 0 164 187 8,527 0 1,336 14 Table 1 (webpage) Segragated wood, glass and plastic Collected (Generated) 18,900 23,068 30,423 52,131 31,946 54,101 68,694 60,862 Table 2 (webpage) Segragated wood, glass and plastic Treated 50,800 35,507 89,514 65,417 54,101 73,336 95,452 Table 2 (webpage) Segragated wood, glass and plastic Recycled 43,023 13,999 70,415 50,348 30,828 29,148 84,025 Table 2 (webpage) Segragated wood, glass and plastic Energy Recovery 0 19,177 17,632 13,918 14,879 18,923 8,427 Table 2 (webpage) Segragated wood, glass and plastic Backfilling 7,596 2,317 13 743 477 22,138 70 Table 2 (webpage) Segragated wood, glass and plastic Disposal 181 14 1,454 407 7,947 3,127 2,929 Table 2 (webpage) Mixed waste from waste treatment Treated 319,469 267,086 261,816 214,917 312,003 190,757 439,226 Table 2 (webpage) Mixed waste from waste treatment Recycled 20,413 39 0 51,892 43,367 6,038 44,659 Table 2 (webpage) Mixed waste from waste treatment Energy Recovery 17,959 14,262 7,402 9,323 91,628 184,719 48,511 Table 2 (webpage) Mixed waste from waste treatment Backfilling 168,912 25,671 3,465 39,122 75,870 0 134,017 Table 2 (webpage) Mixed waste from waste treatment Disposal 112,184 227,115 250,950 114,580 101,137 0 212,039 Unaccounted for (t) 4,042,037 Recovery (t) 12,774,774 Eurostat Submissions All C&D waste as defined by the Waste Framework Directive* Waste generated GEN 1,339,338 1,519,977 1,538,063 1,626,244 Eurostat Submissions* All C&D waste as defined by the Waste Framework Directive* Preparing for re-use PRP_REU 0 0 0 0 Eurostat Submissions* All C&D waste as defined by the Waste Framework Directive* Recycling RCV_R 679,186 812,953 901,019 858,669 Eurostat Submissions* All C&D waste as defined by the Waste Framework Directive* Backfilling RCV_B 466,490 434,610 217,400 459,190 Eurostat Submissions* All C&D waste as defined by the Waste Framework Directive* Other material recovery RCV_OTH 0 0 0 0 Eurostat Submissions* All C&D waste as defined by the Waste Framework Directive* Total material recovery RCV 1,145,676 1,247,563 1,118,419 1,317,859 Rate Recovery Rate as defined by the Waste Framework Directive*,** Recovery % 71.00 77.00 84.00 78.00 85.54 82.08 72.72 81.04 EU Target (WFD) Recovery Rate as defined by the Waste Framework Directive*,** EU Recovery Target % 70 70 70 70 70 *excludes hazardous waste and soil and stones **excludes energy recovery Open in Excel: Construction and Demolition Data Archive Summary Excel (XLS 18KB)
Open in CSV : Construction and Demolition Data Archive Summary CSV (CSV 6KB)
For more information see: Construction & Demolition | Environmental Protection Agency (epa.ie)
1. There are no data available from 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, or 2017.